Flight Reliability
DL 3226 · Delta Air Lines
Detroit → Richmond (DTW–RIC)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–SHV, BGR–DTW) are included in these numbers.
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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 87%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.0%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 102 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 3226 arrived on time 93% of the time on Mondays and just 77% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the DTW–RIC route.
DL 3226 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 81% across the DTW–RIC route.
A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 3226 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon93%(14 flights)
- Tue93%(14 flights)
- Wed86%(14 flights)
- Thu93%(14 flights)
- Fri86%(14 flights)
- Sat86%(14 flights)
- Sun77%(17 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(2 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM89%(96 flights)
78%
Dec
Sep 90% → Dec 78% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 90% | 20 |
| October 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 78% | 18 |
- Departures on time
- 86%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 101
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 102 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.